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1
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What condition is required for free radical substitution?

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UV light

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2
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What is a free radical?

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A reactive species with an unpaired electron

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What happens during free radical substitution?

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In the presence of UV light a halogen substitutes for a hydrogen atom in an alkane/halogenoalkane to produce a halogenolakane and a hydrogen halide.

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What is heterolytic fission?

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An endothermic process. Energy is added and the covalent bond breaks unevenly, both electrons going to the same atom

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What is homolytic fission?

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An endothermic process. Energy is added and the covalent bond breaks evenly, one electron going to each atom producing free radicals.

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What are the steps in free radical substitution?

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Initiation Propagation Termination

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Describe initiation in free radical substitution

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A halogen molecule splits homolytically in the presence of UV light. Molecule produces a free radical.

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Describe propagation in free radical substitution

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Molecule and a free radical react to produce a molecule and a free radical.

A) halogen free radical removes hydrogen from alkane.

B)Alkane free radical reacts with halogen

This is a chain reaction process.

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Describe termination in free radical substitution.

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Free radicals react to form a molecule.

End of the reaction

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10
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How can an excess of reactants be used to influence the products of free radical substitution?

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Excess of alkane = one substitution

Excess of halogen = many substitutions.

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11
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What is a nucleophile?

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A lone pair donator.

Generally a negative ion or molecule with delta negative charge.

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What happens during nucleophilic substitution?

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A nucleophlie replaces a halogen on a molecule.

Nucleophile is attracted to delta positive carbon caused by polar bond with an electronegative halogen.

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13
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Give the possible nucleophiles in nucleophilic substitution.

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:OH- hydroxide ion

:CN- cyanide ion

:NH3 ammonia

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Give the conditions for a hydroxide ion to act as a nucleophile in a nucleophilic substitution.

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aqueous, warm, dilute

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Give the conditions for a cyanide ion to act as a nucleophile in nucleophilic substitution.

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ethanolic, warm

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Give the conditions for ammonia to act as a nucleophile in nucleophilic substitution.

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Excess concentrated ammonia dissolved in ethanol

(in a seeled container at constant pressure)

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17
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Name the organic product for nucleophilic substitution with an hydroxide ion

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Alcohol

eg methanol CH3OH

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18
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Name the organic product for nucleophilic substitution with cyanide ions

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Nitrile

e.g ethannitrile CH3CN

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Name the organic product of nucleophilic substitution with a ammonia nucleophile

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amine

e.g ethylamine CH3CH2NH2

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20
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Draw the mechanism for nucleophilic substitution with a hydroxide ion.

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21
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Draw the mechanism for nucleophilic substitution with a cyanide ion nucleophile

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Draw the mechanism for nucleophilic substitution with an ammonia nucleophile.

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23
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What a substitution reaction?

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A reaction when an atom or group replaces another atom or group on the molecule

24
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what is an addition reaction?

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A reaction where a group/atom is added to a unsaturated molecule to produce a saturated molecule.

25
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what is an electrophile?

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A lone elctron pair acceptor

Usually cations or delta positive

26
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What happens during an elimination reaction?

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A hydrogen and halogen are removed from the saturated alkane to form an unstaurated alkene, water and a salt.

27
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What is a base?

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A proton (H+) acceptor

28
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what is an acid?

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A proton (H+) donor

29
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What is an alkali?

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A soluble base.

Produces OH- ions in water.

30
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What are the conditions for an elimaination reaction?

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hot, ethanolic, concentrated potassium hydroxide

31
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What type of halogenoalkane favours elimination/nucleophilic substitution?

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Primary favours nucleophilic substitution

Tertiary favours elimination

32
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what does the hydroxide ion act as in a elimination reaction?

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A base

33
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What hapens during electrohilic addition?

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The carbon doudle bond opens and an atoms/groups are added to each carbon atom. This forms a saturated alkane from and unsaturated alkene.

34
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Name the intermediate of electrophilic addition

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A carbocation

35
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What is the major/minor product?

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Major - the product in highest abundance

minor - the product in lowest abundance

36
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Why are alkenes suseptible to electrophilic addition?

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The carbon-carbon double bond occurs in the overlap of two p orbitals. This creates an elctron rich π bond which attracts the positively charged electrophile.

37
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What is the positive inductile effect?

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The ability of a alkyl group to repel electrons away from itself.

38
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How do you determin the major product from electrophilic addition?

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The more stable carbocation will form the major product.

The more stable carbocation will by have the reaction occuring at a carbon attached to more alkyl groups (increased positive inductile effect). These will push more electrons towards the carbocation

39
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Give the conditions for electrophilic addition with bromine

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aqueous

40
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Give the conditions for electrophilic addition with sulfuric acid

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Concentrated sulfuric acid (H2SO4), cold (room temperature)

41
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Give the product for electrophilic addition with sulphuric acid

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an alkyl hydrogen sulphate

42
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What makes the product of electrophilic addition with sulphuric acid useful?

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The product is an alkyl hydrogen sulphate. Adding water will give an alcohol (and sulphuric acid)

43
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Give the conditions for an elctrophilic addition reaction with hydrogen bromide

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cold (room temperature)

44
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Give the reaction conditions for elctrophilic addition with water with a strong acid.

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strong acid must be dissolved in the water.

45
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what is meant by a strong acid?

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An acid that fully dissociates in water, gives a large amount of H+ ions in solution.

46
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what is interesting about electrophilic addition with water and a strong acid.

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H+ ions from strong acid acid as electrophile

Produces an intermediate carbocation. This reacts with the lone pair of an oxygen on a water molecule.

A second intermediate is produced with a cation oxygen. This attracts the electrons in the oxygen hydrogen bond so hydrogen ions leave.

Hydrogen ions act as a catalyst.

47
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draw the reaction mechanism for an elimination reaction

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48
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draw the mechanism for a bromine electrophilic addition reaction

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49
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draw the mechanism for an hydrogen bromide electrophilic addition reaction

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50
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draw the mechanism for elctrophiic addition in water with a strong acid

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51
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draw the reaction mechanism for electrophilic addition with sulphuric acid.

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52
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Draw the structure of sulphuric acid

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53
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Give all the possible electrophiles in electrophilic addition.

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bromine (istantaneous dipole forms delta positive)

Hydrogen brominde (hydrogen delta positive)

Sulphuric acid (hydrogen delta positive)

Water with strong acid (hydrogen ion)

54
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Name the organic product from an electrophilic addition reaction with sulphuric acid

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alkyl hydrogen sulphate

55
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name the organic product from an electrophilic addition with water and a strong acid

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an alcohol

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